Chamonix
Chamonix ranks 8,761st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Poulton-le-Fylde, Wageningen, and Mota del Cuervo. Memorable people born in Chamonix include Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard. Memorable people who died in Chamonix include Edward Whymper, Michel-Gabriel Paccard, and Oscar Cullmann. Chamonix has been the birth place of many mountaineers and physicians and the death place of many mountaineers and physicians. Chamonix is located in France.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics, held in 1924. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1757 and 1762, Chamonix was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Chamonix including Edward Whymper, Michel-Gabriel Paccard, and Oscar Cullmann. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Chamonix than were born there.
People Born in Chamonix
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People Deceased in Chamonix
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Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 1
Michel-Gabriel Paccard
1757 - 1827
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2
Oscar Cullmann
1902 - 1999
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 3
Francis Maitland Balfour
1851 - 1882
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Chamonix
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Chamonix were mountaineers (1) and physicians (1), while most who died were mountaineers (1), physicians (1), writers (1), and biologists (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chamonix since 1700.
